Email Marketing
Email Marketing That Drives Sales
Build lasting customer relationships through strategic email campaigns. Drive repeat purchases, nurture leads and build loyalty with measurable results. Fully managed by our Pretoria team.
Juicy Designs is a full-service email marketing agency based in Pretoria, South Africa. We build and manage email campaigns that drive real revenue from welcome automation and drip sequences to monthly newsletters and advanced segmentation. Email delivers the highest ROI of any digital marketing channel: for every R1 spent, email generates an average of R42 in return. Our Pretoria team handles everything in-house: strategy, list management, custom template design, automation setup, A/B testing, and monthly performance reporting. Starter packages from R3,000/month. Growth packages with automation workflows from R8,000/month. Scale packages for high-volume senders from R15,000/month. We work with Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot, and ActiveCampaign. No outsourcing. Pretoria-based, nationally active.
Pretoria client result
Lazarus Motor Company, Centurion
Lazarus Motor Company runs Ford, Mazda, Kia, Jaguar, Land Rover and Honda dealerships in Centurion. We ran their email marketing as part of a wider programme covering social and content, on a budget reaching R120,560 per month.
Email leads before
25 a month
Monthly enquiries attributed to email when the programme started.
Email leads after
89 a month
Twelve months later, an increase of about 3.6 times from the same list.
Monthly budget
R120,560
Across email, social and content for a six-brand dealership group.
Juicy Designs has been a fantastic marketing partner for Lazarus Motor Company. Their team has helped us strengthen our digital presence through email marketing, social media, and engaging content that connects with our audience. They understand the automotive industry and consistently bring fresh ideas, great creative work, and a strong focus on results. We are very happy with the work they have done for our brand.
Engagement ran from September 2012 to May 2024 and has since ended. Lead volumes are the client's own reported figures and are not independently verifiable. Published with written permission, August 2026.
Reviewed by Cobus van der Westhuizen, Google Ads Certified CEO, Juicy Designs. Updated .
Sources: Email Marketing Institute | IAB South Africa
Three reasons email wins.
Own the channel. Own the revenue
Unlike paid social or search, email is an asset you own. No algorithm changes, no platform dependency just a direct line to your best customers.
Strategy-First Campaigns
Every campaign starts with your audience, goals and customer journey. We define segments, messaging pillars, send cadence and success metrics before writing a single subject line. Email without strategy is just noise in someone’s inbox. Email with strategy becomes your most profitable channel.
Explore our approachAutomation That Works While You Sleep
Welcome series, abandoned cart sequences, post-purchase flows, re-engagement campaigns we build automation that nurtures leads 24/7. Once set up, your email system works continuously without manual effort. Average revenue from automation: 30-40% of total email revenue for our clients.
Explore automationData That Drives Decisions
Every campaign generates opens, clicks, conversions and unsubscribe data. We track it all, interpret the numbers and use them to improve the next send. A/B testing subject lines, send times, design layouts and CTAs continuous optimisation that makes every campaign smarter than the last.
Explore reportingEverything included
Six email services. One Pretoria team
From strategy and design to automation and reporting all delivered in-house with zero handoffs.
Email Campaign Strategy
Define your email strategy, audience segments, messaging pillars and send cadence. We map your customer journey and identify the key touchpoints where email drives the most revenue. Without a strategy, email is just inbox clutter. With one, it becomes your best-performing channel. We audit your current setup, identify gaps, and build a 90-day roadmap. Strategy is included in all packages it’s not an add-on. Starter package from From R3,000/month+ VAT.
Learn moreEmail Template Design
Custom-designed email templates that match your brand perfectly. Mobile-responsive, professionally coded, and optimised for open rates and click-throughs. We design templates for newsletters, promotions, welcome emails, abandoned cart, re-engagement, and transactional emails. Your templates are built once and reused across all campaigns consistent, brand-safe and fast to update. All templates tested across Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail and mobile clients before first send. Included in all packages view pricing.
Learn moreList Management & Segmentation
Your subscriber list is your most valuable marketing asset if it’s properly segmented and maintained. We organise your contacts into targeted segments based on purchase history, engagement levels, geographic location, industry and behaviour. The right message to the right person at the right time means higher open rates (average 28% vs. 20% industry), lower unsubscribe rates, and more conversions per send. We also manage list hygiene removing hard bounces and inactive subscribers to protect your sender reputation. Included from Growth package see pricing.
Learn moreAutomation Workflows
Welcome series, drip campaigns, post-purchase sequences, abandoned cart flows, re-engagement campaigns, birthday triggers automation turns your email list into a 24/7 revenue engine. We map the full automation architecture, write the copy, design the templates, and configure the logic inside your email platform. Once live, automation runs continuously, nurturing leads and recovering lost revenue without manual effort. Average automation contributes 30-40% of total email revenue for our managed clients. Available from Growth package (R8,000/month) view pricing.
Learn moreA/B Testing & Optimisation
Good email performance isn’t luck it’s systematic testing. We A/B test subject lines, preview text, send times, CTA copy, button colours, layout formats and content length. Every test is designed with a clear hypothesis and a statistically valid sample size. Results feed directly into the next campaign, creating a compounding improvement loop. Clients on our optimisation programme see average open rate improvements of 15-25% over six months. Data-driven testing is included in all managed packages view pricing.
Learn morePerformance Reporting
After every campaign you receive a detailed performance report showing open rates, click-through rates, subscriber engagement, revenue attributed, unsubscribes and list growth. We don’t just send numbers we interpret them and tell you what to do next. Monthly strategy reviews are included in Growth and Scale packages, where we review the previous month, identify wins and losses, and plan the next 30 days. You always know exactly how your email marketing is performing and why. Included in all packages see pricing.
Learn moreHow we work
Simple, transparent, results-focused
Here’s what working with Juicy Designs on email marketing looks like from day one.
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Discovery & Strategy
We audit your current email setup, understand your audience and goals, and build a 90-day email strategy with segments, cadence, and success metrics defined upfront.
Week 1 -
Design & Automation
Custom email templates designed to match your brand. Automation workflows mapped, written and configured. Welcome series, drip campaigns and triggered sequences all live before we send the first campaign.
Week 2-3 -
Launch & Optimise
Campaigns go live. We monitor opens, clicks and conversions daily. A/B tests run on every send. Underperforming elements are fixed immediately. Reports land in your inbox after every campaign.
Ongoing -
Scale & Grow
Expand segments, add automation flows, grow the list, increase campaign frequency. We turn a working email channel into your most consistent revenue source over time.
Month 3+ -
Review & optimise
Monthly performance review. Winners get scaled, underperformers get cut, and strategy gets sharper with every cycle. Your investment compounds over time.
What makes us different
Why Pretoria businesses choose Juicy Designs
Strategy, creative, and data all under one Pretoria roof. No handoffs. No excuses.
Strategy before sending
We don’t write a subject line until we understand your customer journey, your segments, and what each email needs to achieve. Every campaign is tied to a business goal. Email without strategy is just inbox noise.
Design + copy + data in one team
Our email team handles creative design, copywriting, technical setup and performance analysis all in one place. No briefing three agencies. Faster execution, tighter brand consistency, and results that actually improve. Avg. open rate improvement: 15-25% in 6 months.
100% in-house. Always.
No outsourcing. No freelancers briefed on your brand at midnight. Every campaign, template and automation workflow is built by our Pretoria team. You get direct access to Cobus and Wynand, not an account manager.
Frequently asked questions
Got questions?
Straight answers about email marketing in Pretoria. No jargon, no runaround.
Can I manage email campaigns myself?
Yes. Juicy Designs offers self-managed options with beautiful templates, training and expert advice, as well as fully managed campaigns where our team handles everything from strategy and design to list management and sending. Self-managed clients get a custom template set, platform setup, and a 90-minute training session. Fully managed clients hand everything over and receive reports.
Do you offer A/B testing for email campaigns?
Absolutely. Every campaign in our Growth and Scale packages includes A/B testing. We test subject lines, preview text, send times, CTA copy, button design, content layout, and personalisation. Each test is run with a statistically valid sample, and the winner is sent to the remaining subscribers automatically. Results are documented and fed into the next campaign it’s a continuous improvement loop.
How does email marketing help my business grow?
Email marketing lowers the cost of customer acquisition, increases repeat purchase rates, and builds brand loyalty all at a fraction of the cost of paid advertising. For every R1 spent on email, the average return is R42. It’s also the only marketing channel where you own the audience no algorithm can cut your reach overnight. Automation sequences work 24/7, nurturing leads while you focus on running your business.
Which email platforms do you work with?
We work with Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, and Mailgun depending on your business type and budget. E-commerce businesses typically benefit from Klaviyo’s deep Shopify integration. Service businesses often do well on HubSpot or ActiveCampaign for their CRM integration. We recommend the best platform for your specific situation not the one with the biggest commission. Platform setup is included in all packages.
What reporting do you provide?
After every campaign you receive a detailed performance report covering open rates, click-through rates, revenue attributed, unsubscribe rates, list growth, and subscriber engagement trends. Growth and Scale clients also get monthly strategy review calls where we walk through the numbers, explain what worked and why, and plan the next 30 days of activity. You always know exactly how your email programme is performing.
Can subscribers share my email campaigns on social media?
Yes. We include social sharing buttons in campaign templates so subscribers can share your emails on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X and WhatsApp. This extends your reach beyond the inbox organically. Share-worthy content think valuable promotions, useful guides, and genuinely interesting newsletters consistently generates social shares that bring new subscribers into your list at zero cost.
How much does email marketing cost in South Africa?
Juicy Designs email marketing packages start from R3,000/month (Starter: 4 campaigns per month, template design, basic segmentation, monthly reporting). Growth packages are R8,000/month and include automation workflows, advanced segmentation, A/B testing, bi-weekly campaigns and bi-weekly reporting. Scale packages start from R15,000/month for high-volume senders needing custom automation, a full template library and weekly strategy calls. See our full pricing page or request a custom quote.
Email marketing vs social media, which is better?
They do different jobs: social builds reach and awareness on borrowed platforms, while email is a channel you own that reaches people directly and converts well. The best approach uses social to grow your list and email to nurture and sell. We run them together.
How do I build an email list the right way?
Build it with opt-in: a clear sign-up offer on your site, at checkout, and in campaigns, never bought lists, which hurt deliverability and breach POPIA. Quality beats size. We set up compliant capture and the welcome flow that turns sign-ups into customers.
What is marketing automation and do I need it?
Marketing automation sends the right message automatically based on behaviour, welcome series, abandoned cart, follow-ups, and win-backs, so revenue keeps flowing without manual sending. Most businesses with a list benefit. We build the flows on your platform and connect them to your CRM.
What is the difference between a newsletter and an automation?
A newsletter is a one-off campaign sent to your list; an automation is a triggered sequence, welcome, abandoned cart, follow-up, that sends itself based on behaviour. You need both: campaigns for news, automations for steady revenue.
What are SPF, DKIM and DMARC and do I need them?
They are email authentication records that prove your emails genuinely come from you, so they land in inboxes rather than spam. Yes, you need them for good deliverability. We set them up as part of your email configuration.
Credentials
Certified & trusted
Every platform. Every certification. One Pretoria team.
Google Partner
Premium agency certification
POPIA Compliant
Data protection certified
Meta Business Partner
Ads & Instagram expertise
TikTok Certified
TikTok ads specialist
HubSpot Platinum
Marketing automation
WCAG AA Compliant
Accessibility certified
Verified on Clutch
Clutch.co client reviews
Juicy Designs was founded in Pretoria in 2015 by Cobus van der Westhuizen (Co-founder & CEO) and Wynand van der Westhuizen (Co-founder & Creative Director). All certifications are held by active team members.
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